Infidel

[maggiebee]

Did anyone watch this programme which was on last night (possibly a series).
About a Muslim who found out he had been adopted and that he was in fact a Jew. Very funny as he tried to come to terms with it. Sure it was Alexei Sayle in the lead role.

[Calibax]

It was Omid Djalili. Planning to watch on I-player later.

[maggiebee]

Thanks Calibax, kept looking but just couldn't be sure who it was.

[LazyGun]

Ahh, Omid Djalili - funny guy, didnt see the show though... sounds interesting.

[naomi24]

I didn't see it - but I'll look out for repeats. Which channel was it on, maggie?

[maggiebee]

When north London Muslim Mahmud's mother dies he discovers from his birth certificate that he is adopted - and Jewish. With his son poised to marry the son of a hardline Islamic cleric now is not the perfect time for Mahmud to have a crisis of faith. But then he meets an American Jewish cabbie and begs him to show Mahmud how to be a proper Jew, with disastrous results.

Was on BBC1 last night.

[naomi24]

Thanks Maggie. That sounds like fun! :o)

[Playbill]

It was not a TV programme but a feature film. I watched it on DVD a few weeks ago and thought it was very funny.

[mibn2cweus]

Brilliant!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMudF0MQgC0

[naomi24]

Oh, I just have to see that! Thanks mibs. :o)

[birdie1971]

It sounds very interesting but Omid Djalili gets on my nerves. He's forever banging on about the fact that he's Iranian (or 'Eye-raaanian' as he now seems to be inexplicably pronouncing it) or adopting a stereotypical Iranian accent to tell a lame joke. Omid seems far more interested in being a funny Iranian than just simply being a funny stand-up.

Shappi Khorsandi could teach him a thing or two.

[Teddy_boy]

Good film, funny man.

[Ankou]

its a decent film. written by david baddiel (mary wihitehouse experience) who calls himself a jewish atheist.